Hoosiers
"They needed a second chance to finish first."
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Released: Nov 14, 1986
Runtime: 1h 54m
Rating: ⭐ 7 / 10
Drama
Family
Overview
Failed college coach Norman Dale gets a chance at redemption when he is hired to coach a high school basketball team in a tiny Indiana town. After a teacher persuades star player Jimmy Chitwood to quit and focus on his long-neglected studies, Dale struggles to develop a winning team in the face of community criticism for his temper and his unconventional choice of assistant coach: Shooter, a notorious alcoholic.
Top Billed Cast

Gene Hackman
Coach Norman Dale

Barbara Hershey
Myra Fleener

Dennis Hopper
Shooter

Sheb Wooley
Cletus

Fern Persons
Opal Fleener

Chelcie Ross
George

Robert Swan
Rollin
Michael O'Guinne
Rooster
Wil Dewitt
Reverend Doty
John Robert Thompson
Sheriff Finley